Portal de Cartagena
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Campaigns yellow-legged gull control carried out by the City of Cartagena through laConcejalía Quality of Life, Health, Consumer Affairs and Environment continuously are getting to curb their proliferation in the urban environment of Cartagena.
This morning staff of the contractor assisted by municipal fire departments have inspected one of the usual points of nesting birds, the Palace Hall, where they removed a nest with a chick.
The mayor of the Quality of Life, Francisco Calderon, explained that this campaign is being carried out CONEXITO and is necessary because it is an invasive species, attack other animals and should be avoided not proliferate only in the number consider technical.
The mayor has said that the indiscriminate proliferation of seagulls would be a public health problem and therefore from the Quality of Life and Health is working continuously to put a solution.
Gulls are shorebirds but it is increasingly common to see them inside the city, nesting on roofs and terraces, and assuming in many cases a danger to public health.
That is why the Department of Quality of Life, Health, Consumer Affairs and Environment is taking place to control the indiscriminate proliferation of this species a campaign.
In this task, every day is taking out an inspection of more than 250 centers of nesting gulls are counted from the center of Pest Control.
The procedure followed to control gulls is the descaste level egg, drilling them, and thus their disablement occurs without destroying nests, even if in some cases poses a danger to the public also the nest is removed.
Jose Morales Well, the biologist in charge make these interventions, it said that last year realizarondescastes in about 250 eggs and, thus, the offspring of possible adult individuals are eliminated.
These days, according to Jose Morales Well, they're making a tour of the usual fixed nests.
It also has appealed to the public to raise awareness of the center of Pest Control new nests, terraces of new buildings or any inconvenience.
Mount of the Cross of Santiago and Mount Despeñaperros are key points of very intense levels of breeding and at these points an especially important not to increase population levels of seagulls effort is made.
Citizens to locate a nest, either on your roof or a neighbor building, should communicate as soon as possible, so the areas can be identified and acted upon;
efficiency is greater than if carried out when the pups have already been born.
Notification of incidents by citizens can be made well porteléfono by calling 968 128957 or by e-mail: controlplagas@ayto-cartagena.es or through the web: www.cartagena.es (SEE ELECTRÓNICA_Tramites_PLAGAS)
Gulls are an increasingly common bird in urban landscapes because in coastal areas, its original area, food is increasingly scarce and are introduced in the town in their search.
According to biologist José Morales, in places where there are remains of garbage like schoolyards where there may be remains of sandwiches or gardens that are not maintained may be the points at which this species gets its food easily.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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